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Kimmel In DC with Dr. Ashwani Rajput – Major Advance in the Treatment of Lung Cancer

May 11, 2022

In this Kimmel in DC podcast, Dr Ashwani Rajput talks with Dr Ben Levy from Sibley Memorial Hospital about the results of the Checkmate-816 clinical trial, which is leading to major changes in the way patients with non-small cell lung cancer are being treated. Click here to learn more about the Checkmate-816 trial.

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Cancer Matters with Dr. Bill Nelson – The Checkmate 816 Trial

April 11, 2022

In the latest Cancer Matters podcast, Dr Bill Nelson speaks with Dr Patrick Forde about the results of a clinical trial that show pairing immunotherapy treatments with chemotherapy greatly increases survival in patients with lung cancer. Learn more about the Checkmate-816 Trial here. Read more about the impact of the study here.

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Kimmel in DC with Dr. Ashwani Rajput – Multidisciplinary Lung Cancer Care

December 15, 2021

In this Kimmel in DC podcast, Dr Ashwani Rajput talks with Dr Stephen Broderick and Dr Andrew Lerner about the multidisciplinary approach to lung cancer care at Johns Hopkins in the greater Washington DC area.  

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On Target with Dr. Akila Viswanathan – Proton Therapy for Lung and Genitourinary Cancers

December 7, 2021

In this On Target podcast, Dr Akila Viswanathan and Dr Aditya Halthore discuss the treatment of patients with lung and genitourinary cancers at the Johns Hopkins Proton Therapy Center located at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington DC.  

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Smoking Cessation and Lung Cancer Screening

November 22, 2021

Dr Panagis Galiatsatos, Director of the Johns Hopkins Tobacco Treatment Clinic, speaks with Larry Young from News Radio 1010 WOLB about the importance of lung cancer screening and smoking cessation for lung cancer awareness month. Listen to the interview here.   Click here for more information about the Johns Hopkins Tobacco Treatment and Cancer Screening […]

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Emerging Trends in Lung Cancer

November 5, 2021

Next Friday, November 12 at 11:30 AM EST, Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center experts are hosting a roundtable discussion on the emerging trends in lung cancer. To participate in this event on Zoom, register for free here.    

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Kimmel In DC with Dr. Ashwani Rajput – Lung Cancer in the National Capital Region

November 11, 2020

Dr Ashwani Rajput, the Director of the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center in the National Capital Region, begins his podcast series speaking with Dr Ben Levy from Sibley Memorial Hospital about the treatment of lung cancer and the cancer services available through the Kimmel Cancer Center in the Greater Washington DC Area.    

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Cancer Matters with Dr. Bill Nelson – Lung Cancer Surgery

February 6, 2020

In this Cancer Matters podcast, Dr Bill Nelson speaks with thoracic surgeon Dr Stephen Broderick about the latest developments in lung cancer care that have made lung surgery less debilitating and improved patient outcomes.  

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Great News for Lung Cancer Patients

January 27, 2020

Each year, the American Cancer Society publishes data that gives a review of cancer statistics with foundational data that tells us about new cases in the U.S. and details on incidence and survival statistics state by state, overall and by cancer type.  The latest report, which made headlines for a historic drop in cancer deaths, […]

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Lung Cancer Expert Julie Brahmer Comments on Historic Decline in Cancer Deaths

January 14, 2020

Cancer death rates in the U.S. took the “biggest single-year drop ever,” according to a new report by the American Cancer Society. Improvements in the screening and treatment of lung cancer, the  2nd most common cancer and leading cancer killer, are a main contributor to this positive trend. Julie Brahmer, M.D., Director of the Kimmel […]

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